European men have been the height of 11 cm.
According to a new research study , the average height of European men over a period of more than a century, has grown 11 centimeters . He led the study , due to the high level of families, communities and the health of the European search.
According to a report published in the journal " Oxford Economic " , the average height of men in Europe from the mid- 19th century to 1980 increased by 11 cm .
According to the website, " Science Daily " , the increase in height, on the contrary , in the period between the two world wars , the Great Depression of the people in Europe has accelerated .
In this study to collect data from various sources , including the use of military documents . Data on women during this time is very limited .
Increased health indicators , the main reason being taller height
Tymvsy Professor Hutton , head of the research team believes that the increase in height above the key sign of improving health among men in Europe.
According to him , the increase in the average height of Europeans indicate that environmental conditions have improved on that . Reflecting the improvement in mortality can also see the birth .
Professor Hutton says , the association between increased mortality and decreased average height at birth is recorded in the different studies .
Mortality birthrate Europe
Average deaths per thousand births in Europe between 1871 to 1875 , 178 infants were born .
The number of deaths per thousand births in Europe between the years 1911 to 1915 , 120 infants were born . The rate of over 41 years from 1951 to 1055 and in the years between 1976 and 1980 was over 14 thousand babies .
" Saynsdyly " he writes , this study shows that in the Nordic countries and Central Europe , including Great Britain , Ireland , Scandinavia, the Netherlands , Austria , Belgium and Germany increased the average height in the inter-war years has been remarkable.
Report adds that it is strange that people are greatly influenced by the distance between the two wars, economic and psychological consequences that have seen the rise height . In this era of rapid changes in health care , but if the reality will answer . This period coincided with the grand opening of the European Communities and their application in modern medicine .
The report also notes that , in addition to other possible factors that could reduce the number of deaths, births is the result led to an increased desire to have children than among Europeans , because of marked the Families the undercount The mean increase in height is associated .